Italian Ultras have a lot in common with English Hooligans. However, we might point out two main differences: the degree of politicization (see the video Irriducibili Lazio, especially part 2), and a peculiar social condition: Italian young ultras are living with their parents
(for the last point see the post “Living with Mom (or very very close)”. So once they are finished with their performance a dish of pasta cooked by their mamas is always ready at home.

The ex-foreign secretary David Miliband has resigned from the board of
Sunderland football club over new head coach Paolo Di Canio's "past
political statements" – read the article here .

This year Di Canio has been accused again to be to be racist by English newspapers, and he has always defended himself like that: I'm a fascist, not a racist.Di Canio has a "Dux" tattoo and has expressed a fascination with Benito Mussolini: 'Fascist' Di Canio polarizes opinion (CNN).A year ago 10 supporters of English club Tottenham Hotspur were injured in a knife attack by masked assailants in Rome ahead of a Europa League match with Lazio. And violence is still alive inside and outside the pitch. Last Apriltwo people were stabbed after rival groups of fans
clashed in Rome ahead of the local Serie A derby between AS Roma and SC Lazio. Rome
mayor Gianni Alemanno said that businesses in the area around the stadium had
been forced to close during the clashes. Ambulance crews were forced to flee
after their vehicle was pelted with sticks, stones and firecrackers, see the video.